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Soul of East Africa Safaris (Uhuru Travel)
- Located In:
- Size:
- 20-50 employees (Founded in 2007)
- Member Of:
- TATO, ZATO & ZATI
- Tour Types:
- Small & medium group tours (Mid-range & luxury)
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $150 to $400 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email The Boulton Family | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Outstanding People | Once-in-a-Lifetime Safari Experience
We are a family of four (2 adults, 2 teenagers) with a fair amount of international travel experience. We typically do all of the research, preparation, and leg work ourselves but for this trip chose to entrust everything to Uhuru; they did not disappoint. The professionalism and prompt / regular communication provided by the Uhuru staff was excellent throughout; from our initial exploratory emails to our return home.
We enjoyed a phenomenal, 14-day safari through several game parks in Kenya and Tanzania. At our guide's suggestion we opted for boxed lunches (and sometimes breakfast) to maximize our time in the parks on game drives. Not only did we see the 'Big 5' up close and personal, but we had the rare privilege of seeing a total of 66 different big cats (a family favorite)!
We simply cannot say enough about the quality of our guides / drivers. Their knowledge and local experience was second to none and by day two each felt like an extended member of the family; Asante Sana John and Mechalu!
We would highly recommend Uhuru for a family safari adventure...!
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Email Armand | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Perfect coordination for a 2d safari in Selous and excellent communication with Abdullah
Abdullah from Uhuru had been an excellent advisor for our 2 days safari in Selous. He proposed several options at very competitive prices, he coordinated the car transfer and then internal flights to reach the safari team in Selous. Multi destination flights was possible to continue our trip in Zanzibar while we started the trip from Dar Es Salaam. Safari team was perfect; I highly recommend Lake Manze team which was passionated and very knowledgeable. Food was of great quality too. We have been able to see almost all animals: car safari and boat safari to see animals drinking in additional to hyppo, croco and birds. Abdullah was always reachable through WhatsApp for coordination and was always very responsive. Thanks a lot for this unforgettable experience!
Email Eliana | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Impeccable service from Margaret, she is kind and attentive. Brilliant organisation of our trip.
Having looked online to compare Safari deals for Selous on SafariBookings.com, I came across Uhuri Travel & Tours. As this was very last minute, I wasn’t expecting we would get the dates we wanted, however received a prompt reply from Abdallah R. A. Who was very friendly. I was then put in touch with Margaret who thankfully corresponds through WhatsApp which makes things so much easier when trying to organise a trip!! She was so attentive and answered all of my questions thoroughly. The organisation of the trip was brilliant and on the dates we wanted. she got a driver to pick us up from Dar to Selous, the Jimbiza camp where we stayed was amazing, the plane rides from Selous to Zanzibar was a wonderful experience and so happy Margaret organised this upon our request !
We would have organised some tours in Zanzibar however as one of my family members was unwell, we didn’t get to do this, Margaret’s compassion was very heartfelt.
Thank you again, I recommend this company to all! So glad I found Uhuru, it’s affordable and the staff are wonderful!!!
Email Dagmar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Nice tour ... but appalling customer service
I must say, I am really disappointing by Uhuru.
The good organisation upfront promised a great adventure, but instead we got an old uncomfortable car that had to go to repairs 3 (!!) times during our tour. And it rained through the roof and I couldn't open my window. All in all not ruining a tour, as the game drives were fantastic and the hotels really nice. But as we reached out after the tour to give our feedback, the reaction was that we were accused to have made things up. Unbelievable!!!